Wishing you a very Merry Fighting Fantasy Christmas

After all the excitement of Fighting Fantasy's anniversary year in 2022, by comparison 2023 has been a little quieter. Nonetheless, we have still celebrated the 40th anniversary of five Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, new editions of FF adventures have appeared in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, and Denmark, and the Fighting Fantasy Adventures card game funded on Gamefound.

Click on the image above to place a late pledge.

As well as all the highs, there was one very poignant low in 2023, and that was the passing of FF legend Russ Nicholson, the artist who gave Zagor the Warlock his iconic look.

There is lots to look forward to next year, including the publication of YOU ARE THE HERO: An Interactive History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks and MAGIC REALMS: The Art of Fighting Fantasy, more from Arion Games and The Warlock Returns, Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 in the autumn, and the return of Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T.!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Christmas 2022!

 

Festive Tin Man Games Sale Now On!

Tin Man Games is like an Antipodean Santa who delivers presents before Christmas Eve, specifically Fighting Fantasy ad-app-tations at a knockdown price. Just follow this link to the Steam page to take advantage of these tasty festive treats.

What will be under your tree this Christmas?

The Advanced Fighting Fantasy Christmas Sale

It's December (already!) which means it's time for the annual Arion Games festive sale. As in previous years, every Arion Games PDF available through DTRPG is on sale at a massive 40% discount until the end of the month. 

In addition to that, Arion Games also have FOUR brand new adventures for four different games and these will be sent to every customer who has bought something from their store during December for FREE!

So what are you waiting for? Check out the Arion Games festive sale now and pick up those AFF titles that are missing from your collection!

 

Happy Christmas from Fighting Fantasy!

'Tis the season to be merry, upon your Earthly Plane, which means that a new year is on its way. And 2022 is going to be a very big year for Fighting Fantasy, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, in 1982.

With that in mind, make sure you keep Saturday 3rd September 2022 free. There will be more news in come in the New Year. But for the time being, Happy Christmas!

Wishing YOU a very Fighting Fantasy Christmas!

Happy gaming this Christmas and we'll see you again in the New Year.

And may your STAMINA never fail!

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We know that many of you are looking forward to receiving your Fighting Fantasy Legends miniatures next year. To keep you going until next February, when shipping is due to begin, here are some as yet unseen photographs of the new sculpts - a combination of heroes, villains, and monsters!

Which is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.

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Branching Narrative, the company behind Deathtrap Dugeon: The Interactive Video Adventure - which features Hollywood star Eddie Marsan - is joining in with the Steam Christmas sale, which is taking place from 22nd December 2020 – 5th January 2021.

There will be a whopping discount of 70% on the PC and Mac versions on Steam, and Branching Narrative are also dropping the price of the mobile versions for the same period.

So if you've not picked up this particular adaptation of Ian Livingstone's seminal gamebook Deathtrap Dungeon, now would seem like the ideal time to correct that situation.

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If you have yet to pick up Nomad Games' Fighting Fantasy Legends or Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy, you will no doubt be keen to hear that Fighting Fantasy Legends will be discounted on the App Store, Steam and Google Play Store from 22/12/20 to 5/1/21, while Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy will be discounted on the App Store, Steam, Google Play Store and Nintendo Switch eShop from 22/12/20 to 5/1/21.

Remember, you heard it here first!

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Devastated by a killer virus, the world you once knew is a wilderness.

Life is lawless and dangerous. Survivors like you either live in scattered, fortified towns, or roam outside as bandits. YOUR mission is to cross the wilderness to the far-distant oil-refinery at San Anglo and bring vital supplies back to the peaceful town of New Hope. Even in the armed Dodge Interceptor you are given, the journey will be wild and perilous. Will YOU survive?

Coming next year to a Messenger App near you is the Freeway Fighter Chatbot, FF13.

Having started life as a Fighting Fantasy Gamebook, in recent years Freeway Fighter has been turned into a limited run of comics and graphic novel, but in 2021 you will be able to play Ian Livingstone's much-loved post-apocalyptic adventure again via the Messenger App on your phone, tablet or PC.

This new version has been developed by the Hungary-based team at Talk-A-Bot along with Ian Livingstone.

Below is a screenshot to give you an idea of what the Freeway Fighter Chatbot will look like.

As ever, keep checking www.fightingfantasy.com and follow Fighting Fantasy on social media - via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - to be kept up to date with all developments.

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Do you remember Rebel Planet, one of the most popular of the Fighting Fantasy science fiction titles?

Well, today, we can exclusively reveal that the gamebook's original author, Robin Waterfield, and series co-creator Ian Livingstone, have given permission for FF and gamebook superfan Mark Lain to turn the story into a graphic novel.

The artist taking on the art duties for this momentous project is none other than the adventure's original illustrator, Gary Mayes, who will be bringing the world of Rebel Planet to life in shimmering '80s monochrome!

The art in the graphic novel will all be new material and Gary will be producing a new colour cover for the book too. So set your hype-phasers to stun now, as the Kickstarter to fund production of the gamebook will be coming some time in 2021.

Watch this space for more news in the New Year...

Mark Lain is a regular attendee of the Fighting Fantasy: Virtual Beer-o and the next one is taking place on Wednesday 23rd December, from 7:45pm GMT, so you might be able to ask him more about the project then.

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DICE MEN: Games Workshop the Early Years 1975-1985 is a full colour, highly illustrated hardback 288 pages long, A4 (210mm x 297mm) printed on 140gsm gloss art stock, colour printed endpapers and bookmark ribbon.

Written by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, the founders of global success story Games Workshop, it relates the early years of the company, from when it was no more than three friends working out of a shared, rented flat, to the point when it was known around the world as the premier purveyor of fantasy role-playing games.

Publishers Unbound have announced a publication date of Autumn 2021, now that the book is finished and has moved into the design phase.

It's not too late to take advance of one of the unique rewards on offer to those people who back the book before publication via the Unbound website.

Fancy a signed limited edition hardback, a reproduction copy of Games Workshop’s newsletter Owl and Weasel No.1, originally published in 1975, or an A3 reproduction of the first-ever Games Day Poster, signed by Ian and Steve? Then check out the rewards still on offer here.

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Fans of Tin Man Games' digital app adaptations of classic Fighting Fantasy gamebooks will be pleased to hear that the next two titles in the Fighting Fantasy Classics series have been announced.

Written by Steve Jackson

Are you ready for the most unusual Fighting Fantasy adventure yet?

You begin this adventure not knowing where you are or who you are. All you know is that you are some kind of creature of instinct, understanding little. During the course of the adventure, it may be possible for you to begin to control your bestial nature, to find out more about yourself, and even to learn your destiny. But even if you know all this, success is by no means certain, for the traps and terrors of Trolltooth Pass are many... Are you ready — to become the Creature of Havoc? 

Written by Ian Livingstone

The dark, twisted power of the young Malbordus is reaching its zenith!

All he needs now is to retrieve the five dragon artefacts which have been hidden for centuries in the lost city of Vatos, somewhere in the Desert of Skulls. Each day that passes brings him closer to them and only YOU can stop him! YOUR mission is to reach the lost city before Malbordus and destroy the treasures he seeks. But beware! Each step you take leads you closer to your doom...

Two dice, a pencil and an eraser are all you need to make your journey. YOU decide which route to follow, which dangers to risk and which foes to fight!

Watch this space for more news from Tin Man Games in the New Year...

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Many gamebook fans also enjoy other aspects of roleplaying and board games, such as the Advanced Fighting Fantgasy RPG. And sometimes those people are also talented sculptors and painters, who bring elements of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks to life in 3D.

Of course, coming next year from Atlantis Miniatures is the Fighting Fantasy Legends range, which many hobbyists cannot wait to get their teeth into. But if you visit the Master Modellers section of the Fighting Fantasy Fan Zone you can enjoy the sculpting and painting efforts of Fighting Fantasy fans.

If you have your own miniatures or dioramas, and would like to share them with likeminded FF aficionados, send some photos of your pieces to mail@fightingfantasy.com, tell us something about them, and your models could be appering on www.fightingfantasy.com very soon.

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Available now from Arion Games is another set of Paper Miniatures for Advanced Fighting Fantasy. They are continuing to work their way through Beyond the Pit, and this set presents another 16 miniature monsters that you can use to help bring your tabletop games to life.

Among the monsters in Beyond the Pit Set XII are several common creatures, such as the Giant Spider and Spectre, as well as quite a few Titan-Specific horrors, including the Shael Beast, Shicome, Sightmaster and Spike Demon!

To purchase this new set, as well as other Advanced Fighting Fantasy products through DriveThruRPG, simple click on the image below.

If you're looking for something seasonal, why not check out the Ice and Lakes set of Advanced Fighting Fantasy paper miniatures?

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Ever wondered what your Fighting Fantasy collection is worth? Or are you curious just how many editions of your favourite gamebooks have been published over the years? Then you need the Fighting Fantasy Collector.

Jamie Fry, the Fighting Fantasy Collector

Jamie Fry has been curating his collection over many years and it includes some very hard to come by items. He has even become part of the collection himself, since acquiring a Fighting Fantasy tattoo!

Jamie Fry's Fighting Fantasy-inspired tattoo bearing the motto,

'May your STAMINA never fail'.

Each year he publishes his Fighting Fantasy Checklist & Price Guide, and while the 2020 edition is out of print he is looking to bring it to DriveThruRPG, so watch this space. He also occasionally sells some of the pieces from his personal collection.

If you have some unusual items in your collection that your think the Fighting Fantasy Collector needs to know about, then you can contact him via his Facebook page.

And if you have a collection you are proud of, we would love to hear about it. Simply email some photographs of your collection - along with a brief paragraph about it, highlighting any specific elements you like - to mail@fightingfantasy.com, and you could end up appearing in Collector's Corner on the official Fighting Fantasy website.

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In the lead up to Christmas, we are going to be posting regular updates connected to your favourite interactive gamebook series - Fighting Fantasy!

First up is Christmas shopping. All Rolled Up are running low on stocks of licensed FF merchandise, and you can grab some real bargains if you head over to their website now!

And what else does every Fighting Fantasy fan need in their life? Why an ultimate stats SKILL, STAMINA and LUCK T-shirt, of course!

What have been your Fighting Fantasy highlights of 2019?

As another year draws to a close on your Earthly Plane, it is traditionally a time for reflection. So what have been the highlights of your Fighting Fantasy year?

Was it Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, or The Forester of Doom Beer-o? Perhaps it was seeing the Fighting Fantasy Legends range released at long last by Atlantis Miniatures, or seeing Fighting Fantasy on BBC Click. Was it attending a performance of House of Hell LIVE, or meeting Steve Jackson or Ian Livingstone at an event? Perhaps it was seeing more Advanced Fighting Fantasy supplements released by Arion Games, or the publication of Ian Livingstone's new gamebook, Assassins of Allansia. Or was it the Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy becoming available on Nintendo Switch? Perhaps some of the aforementioned Fighting Fantasy delights are awaiting you underneath your Christmas tree.

But if you think 2019 was a bumper year for FF releases, there's plenty to look forward to in 2020 too! The delivery of Atlantis Miniatures' Fighting Fantasy Legends Kickstarter. Board games from companies like PSC Games. Branching Narrative's own take on Deathtrap Dungeon. More releases for Advanced Fighting Fantasy and, who knows, maybe more gamebooks...

Deathtrap Dungeon is the gift that keeps on giving, and after the success of House of Hell LIVE at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, The Storymaster's Tales are bringing Deathtrap Dungeon LIVE to the UK Games Expo in the summer.

All that there remains for me to do is to wish you a Merry Christmas and here's to a fantastic Fighting Fantasy New Year!

The Warlock

What do you get the adventurer who has everything?

On the Earthly Plane, the festive season has arrived and the passing days are creeping ever closer to the Feast of the Nativity. Doubtless your mind has turned to the buying and receiving of gifts, but what can you give the Fighting Fantasy fan in your life this Christmas?

How about Nomad Games' Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy on Switch?

Or how about one of the new Fighting Fantasy releases from Scholastic Books, including Ian Livingstone's new gamebook, Assassins of Allansia?

What about a late pledge to Dice Men, the history of the first ten years of Games Workshop, the company co-founded by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, ready for next Christmas?

Or maybe a copy of Jonathan Green's history of the FF phenomenon, YOU ARE THE HERO?

     

But if you really want to give your favourite FF adventurer a truly unique gift, and support a worthy charity in the process, you could bid to win The Ian Livingstone CBE experience of Deathtrap Dungeon.

You (or another FF fan) could get to play the new video game of Deathtrap Dungeon between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on 30th January 2020 with Ian Livingstone CBE.

This is the version of the game being developed by Branching Narrative, and stars British actor Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw, Deadpool 2), who will act as the narrator in the game and guide in a high-quality interactive video production that faithfully recreates the beloved fantasy book.

Branching Narrative’s Deathtrap Dungeon will be delivered as a video stream that prompts the user to make choices and direct the flow, and should offer enhanced gameplay over other ‘interactive movie’ type games, fully utilising the mechanics from the book.

Please note, if the person playing the game is under 18, they will need to be accompanied by an adult (someone over 18) to take part in The Ian Livingstone CBE experience of Deathtrap Dungeon.

But don't delay, there isn't much time left...